Vegetable Contamination by the Fecal Bacteria of Poultry Manure: Case Study of Gardening Sites in Southern Benin

A study was conducted in southern Benin to assess the contamination of vegetables by fecal coliforms, Escherichia coli, and fecal streptococci as one consequence of the intensification of vegetable cropping through fertilization with poultry manure. For this purpose, on-farm trials were conducted in...

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Main Authors: Séraphin C. Atidégla, Joël Huat, Euloge K. Agbossou, Hervé Saint-Macary, Romain Glèlè Kakai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Food Science
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4767453